AUCTION N 33 - Online general (rare and collectable vinyl records, books) 30 july - 02 august 2021

LED ZEPPELIN-CODA-1982-FIRST PRESS UK-SWAN SONG-A0051(790051-1) Very rare British original LED ZEPPELIN. Circulation of the last album in Britain was extremely small, as the ATLANTIC label began to close its factories throughout Albion. Since 1983, ATLANTIC for Europe and England began printing releases only in Germany.   Coda is the ninth and final Studio album[12] by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 19 November 1982 by Swan Song, two years after the band ceased to exist as a result of the death of drummer John Bonham. The album is a collection of tracks recorded at various times between 1970 and 1978, with additional parts by page, who initiated the album's release. The album was received very well by the public and critics, and this is evident from the charts of 1982-UK Albums Chart-4th place, US Billboard 200 Albums Chart-6, Australian Albums Chart -9, Canada top 100 Albums-3.  ...more

URIAH HEEP FALLEN ANGEL-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-BRONZE-BRNA512.Matrix A-1U/B-1U KENDUN. Fallen Angel is the 12th Studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep. The album reached No. 186 only in the us Billboard 200 , but in Germany, the group reached the peak of its popularity. On this album, the group went to the sound of AOR , in contrast to the progressive rock of their previous albums. ...more

URIAH HEEP -WAKE THE SLEEPER-2008-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -SANCTUARY-1767594. Mega rare original of the cult group.  Wake The Sleeper is the 21st Studio album by rock band Uriah Heep, released on June 2, 2008 in Europe and August 26, 2008 in the United States. The announced release in September 2007 was postponed (initially to March 2008) as a result of the purchase of Sanctuary Records by Universal Music. This was to ensure that the album was properly promoted, not that it was "lost" during the shift, and although this was unpleasant for them, the band members supported it. This is their first Studio album since 1998's Sonic Origami. It is also their first album since 1980's Conquest without long-time drummer Lee Kerslake, who was forced to leave the band due to ill health in 2007, ending the band's longest-running line-up of 21 years. Wake The Sleeper was nominated by the British Classic Rock magazine as Album of the year. ...more

UFO-NO HEAVY PETTING-1976-THE FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1103. Matrices A-1/B-1. A very rare British original of the cult album. No Heavy Petting is the fifth studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in 1976. This is the first UFO album in which a full-fledged keyboardist is part of the band, making it their first record as part of a five-person group. The producer of the album, as well as the previous two, was the bassist of Ten Years After Leo Lyons .. The cover design is made by Hipgnosis studio. The album was placed in the first hundred charts in Europe. ...more

AC/DC-TNT-1975--ORIGINAL PRESS 1987 AUSTRALIA-ALBERT PRODUCTIONS-APLPA-016 . The second dix of the legendary Australian band. The CD was officially released only in Australia, but 7 of its 9 tracks (except "Rocker" and "School Days") were included in the international version of the album High Voltage. ...more

JOHNSON, BRIAN (EX-GEORDIE)- STRANGE MAN-1982-FIRST PRESS USA-MCA-MCA-5351. Rare original frontman of GEORDIE and AC/DC. Brian Johnson - rock musician and poet, has gained popularity in the 1970-ies as a member of the British rock Quartet Geordie; most known for his participation in the rock band "AC/DC", the vocalist where he served from 1980 to 2016. Songs on the album actually come true Geordie and was originally released between 1973 and 1976 years. MCA has assembled this collection after Brian Johnson replaced Bon Scott in AC/DC ...more

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PLANET P-SAME-1983-THE FIRST PRESS (PROMO) JAPAN-GEFFEN-25AP2611. A very rare original promo in full configuration (OBI, STICKER, POSTER-INS) Tony Carey is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, composer. He is best known as the keyboardist of the band "Rainbow". After "Rainbow" he performed as a solo artist and a session musician. In 1983, the album Planet P was released and the songs "A fine, fine day", "First day of summer" and "Why me?" hit the chats on both sides of the Atlantic. After that, Carey found international success, both solo and in Planet P.  ...more

FOREIGNER-INSIDE INFORMATION-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-ATLANTIC--781808-1 Rare original of the cult album. Inside Information is the sixth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on December 8, 1987. The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and was certified platinum in the United States with sales of over a million copies. Even though it was a huge standard for any country, the band's sales have certainly plummeted since the release of 4 in 1981. This was the last album to feature the main line-up of the 80s-Gramm, Jones, Wills and Elliot. ...more

ABBA-RING RING-1973-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS 242-A2/B2 matrices. A rare Swedish original of the legendary band's first album. Ring Ring is the debut studio album by Swedish band ABBA, originally recorded simply as Björn and Benny, Agnetha and Frida. It was released in Scandinavia and a limited number of other territories, including Germany, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, on March 26, 1973 on the Polar Music label. The album topped the charts in Belgium and was a great success in the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. ...more

ABBA-THE ALBUM-1977-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS282. Rare original Swedish cult band. The Album is the fifth Studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977. It is considered to be more "Americanized" compared to previous, as evidenced by the confessions of the group members and, indirectly, the success of the singles from the album in the American charts. ...more

CURE-KISS ME, KISS ME, KUSS ME (2LP'S)-1987-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-FICTION-832130-1. Rare original European cult band of the 80s. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me is the seventh Studio album by the British band The Cure, released in 1987. The album allowed the group to break into the American market: this is the first album that entered the Billboard Top 40. ...more

CURE-MIXED UP ( 2LP'S ) - 1990-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-FICTION-847099-1. A rare European original of the cult band of the 80s. Mixed Up is a 1990 remix album by the British rock band The Cure. The songs are remixes of some of their hits, reflecting the popularity of remixes of existing songs and dance culture of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Most of the songs are extended mixes. Some of them were previously released on 12 " singles, but some were completely reworked, and Smith cut the vocals due to the lack of original tapes. ...more

R. E. M.-OUT OF TIME-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WARNER-7599-26496-1. A rare original of the cult album. Out of Time is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band R. E. M., released on March 12, 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. Since Out of time, the status of R. E. M. has grown from a cult group into a massive international act. The album topped the album sales charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, spending 109 weeks on the US album charts and enjoying two separate periods at the top, as well as spending 183 weeks on the UK charts and one week at the top. The album has sold more than four and a half million copies in the United States and more than 18 million copies worldwide. In 1992, the album won three Grammy Awards: one for Best Alternative Music Album and two for the first single " Losing My Religion."  ...more

CELENTANO, ADRIANO-I MIEI AMERICANI-1984-THE FIRST PRESS OF ITALY-CLAN-CLN20445. A rare Italian original. The CD consists of world-famous American hits by popular artists (with the exception of the songs " Michelle "by the British rock band The Beatles, and the song" Susanna " by the Dutch band The Art Company). All the songs of this album have been translated into Italian, as well as the arrangements have been changed. The translation of the lyrics is as close as possible to the original. In total, the album includes eleven songs. The album was a bestseller for two years and is very important in Celentano's career. The success of the album was so great that two years later Celentano released a second disc with the same name-I miei americani 2, which also featured world hits. ...more

KAAS,PATRICIA-SCENE DE VIE...- 1990-THE FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-CBS-4667461. A rare European original of a pop pop star. Scène de vie (English: Moments in Life) is a studio album by French artist Patricia Kaas. It was her second album, released in 1990. This confirmed the singer's potential, reaching the top of the album chart in France. In France, Scène de vie climbed to number 2 on May 10, 1990, and then reached the top of the album chart and stayed there for ten weeks. It spent 38 weeks in the top ten and 78 weeks in the top 50.[3] It became a diamond disc eight years after its release, just as Mademoiselle Chante did... before him. In Switzerland, the album entered the charts on May 6, 1990 at number 17 and reached a peak position of 15. It remained on the chart for six weeks, and then replenished for another 16 weeks, from January 20 to May 5, 1991, entering the top 30 for eight weeks.[5] It was certified double platinum in 1993. The album also went platinum in Canada, going gold on March 28, 1991 ...more

SADE-PROMISE-1985-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC- EPC86318. Rare European original. Promise is the second Studio album by Sade. Almost every second song on the album took the top of the billboards ("Is It a Crime" and "Fear"), several songs became hit singles ("Never as Good as the First Time" and "The Sweetest Taboo"). Promise became four times platinum in U.S., double platinum in the UK and Canada and platinum in Germany. ...more

JACKSON, MICHAEL-THRILLER-1982-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC-EPC85930. European rare original king of pop. Thriller (with eng. — "Thriller") is the sixth Studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released on the label Epic Records on 30 November 1982.Thriller explores such genres as pop, rock, postdisco, rhythm and Blues and funk. All seven singles released from the Thriller, got into top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Just over a year, Thriller became the best selling album of all time and remains so still.At the ceremony "Grammy" in 1984 the album received eight awards. In 2003, Thriller was ranked 20th place in the list of "the 500 greatest albums of all time" by Rolling Stone magazine. The album was included in the Library of Congress as "culturally significant"entry.In 2012, critics Slant Magazine put sport in first place in its list of "Best albums of the 1980s". ...more

SANDRA-LONG PLAY-1985-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-VIRGIN-207356. A rare original of the cult disco album. The Long Play is the debut studio album by German singer Sandra, released on November 11, 1985 by Virgin Records. The album was a great commercial success and spawned Sandra's signature number one single "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", as well as the international top five single"In the Heat of the Night". ...more

JUDAS PRIEST-POINT OF ENTRY-1981-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-84834. A rare British original of the cult hard band. The seventh studio album by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on February 26, 1981 by Columbia Records. After the commercial success of their previous album British Steel (1980), in 2005 Point of Entry was ranked 352nd in the list of the 500 greatest rock and metal albums of all time by Rock Hard Magazine. ...more

SAXON-SAXON-1979-THE FIRST PRESS GERMANY-CARRERA-2934110. A rare original of the cult British band. Saxon is the debut studio album by the English heavy metal band Saxon, released in 1979. Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five and in his mixed review described it as "the silence before the storm" in terms of the band's subsequent success and the growing New Wave of British heavy metal. ...more

SAXON-STRONG ARM OF THE LAW-1980-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-CARRERA-2934129. A rare original of the cult British band. Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by the English heavy metal band Saxon. It was released in 1980 , four months after Wheels of Steel, and debuted in the UK chart at number 11. The album received very high ratings from Allmusic - 5 stars out of 5, Metall Collector guide - 7 stars out of 10. ...more

SAXON-ROCK THE NATIONS-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EMI-1C-064240623-1. A rare original of the cult British band. Rock the Nations is the eighth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon, released in 1986. Critics found the album very full-fledged, although less metallic. According to the Metal collectors guide, the album has 5 stars out of 10.  ...more

SAXON-STRONG ARM METAL-1984-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CARRERA-CAL212. A rare original of the cult British band. Stong arm metal is a compilation of the best tracks from the first five albums. The album was released at the peak of the band's fame and became gold in Britain and on the continent. ...more

LITA FORD-OUT FOR BLOOD-1983-TEST PRESS USA-MERCURY-810331-1. A very rare test original of an American heavy star. Out for Blood is the debut solo album by guitarist and vocalist Lita Ford, formerly of the band the Runaways. The original cover of this album showed Lita standing in front of a spider web and holding a broken guitar in her hands, from which blood flows. It was later replaced with a cover of Lita standing in front of a purple background with her guitar. The album cover showed that Ford had adopted a very heavy metal-inspired image, an image that she would maintain for most of the next decade. ...more

TWISTED SISTER-COME OUT AND PLAY-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ATLANTIC-781275-1. A rare European original of the cult album. Come Out and Play is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released by Atlantic Records on November 9, 1985. The album was significantly less successful than its predecessor Stay Hungry (1984), both critically and commercially, although it received Gold status, selling more than 500,000 copies.  ...more

GUNS N' ROSES-G N' R LIES-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-GEFFEN 924198-1. Very rare original cult band. G N’ R Lies (also known as Lies) is the second Studio album by American rock band Guns N’ Roses, released in 1988. According to the RIAA, it sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone, becoming instantly multiplatinovymi. The first four tracks previously released on the EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide. The last four songs were recorded using acoustic guitars. They were written and recorded in only a few sessions in the Studio (except "You're Crazy", which was included in an alternate version of the album Appetite for Destruction).In later interviews, Axl rose said that he likes how the band sounded on the last four songs, but he hated the sound of his voice. Rose recalled that his voice was hoarse and rough due to long touring bands at the time, and if he could, he re-recorded his vocals. "You're Crazy" was released previously on the band's debut album, Appetite for Destruction and in this album as originally conceived. ...more

CHARLES, RAY/ CLEO LAINE-PORGY AND BESS-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-LONDON-D31D2 Rare British original of the legend of the jazz scene. Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, whose libretto was written by author Dubose Hayward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from the play "Porgy" by Dorothy Hayward and Dubose Hayward, which is itself an adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by Dubose Hayward. Porgy and Bess was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before moving to Broadway in New York.[1] It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a bold artistic choice at the time. After an initially unpopular public reception, the 1976 production of the Houston Grand Opera brought her new popularity, and she is now one of the most famous and frequently performed operas. In 1976, Ray Charles and Cleo Lane recorded an album of excerpts for RCA Victor, in which the two of them performed several roles. The album was arranged and conducted by Frank De Vol. It featured Joe Sample's organ, Harry Edison's trumpet, and guitar work by Joe Pass and Lee Ritenour. It was based on jazz with full orchestration, but the orchestrations used were not Gershwin's. ...more

JAMES BROWN-SHOW TIME-1964-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PHILIPS-BL-7630. A rare British original of the King of soul. Showtime is the seventh studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1964 by Smash Records. It was a transitional album from King Records to Smash Records. The album is highly regarded by music lovers and collectors.  ...more

FITZGERALD, ELLA-JEROME KERN SONG BOOK-1964-FIRST PRESS UK-VERVE-VLP9080.A rare British original of the cult album. .Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book is a 1963 studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. The album is dedicated to the songs of the composer Jerome Kern. This was the second series of collections of Fitzgerald songs organized by Riddle; their previous joint project was her book of George and Ira Gershwin songs in 1959. Fitzgerald and Riddle also recorded two albums of standards in 1962: "Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson" and "Ella Swings Softly with Nelson". It was the seventh and penultimate album in a series of Fitzgerald songs written by musical theater composers; it was preceded by the 1961 album "Ella Fitzgerald sings a Book of Songs by Harold Arlen", and then "Ella Fitzgerald sings a book of songs by Johnny Mercer" in 1964. Awarded four and a half stars by Down Beat magazine in 1963. ...more

FITZGERALD, ELLA-THE COLE PORTER SONG BOOK-1956-FIRST PRESS UK-HIS MASTER'S VOICE-CLP1083.A rare British original of the cult album. .Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book is a 1956 studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald accompanied by a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman, dedicated to the songs of Cole Porter. It was Fitzgerald's first album for the newly formed Verve Records (and the first album released by the label). Fitzgerald's time on the Verve label allowed her to release her most famous recordings at the peak of her vocal abilities. This album marked the beginning of a series of Fitzgerald songs, each of the eight albums in the series focuses on a different composer's canon, known as the Great American Songbook. The album was recorded on February 7-9 and March 27, 1956 in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Fitzgerald's manager and producer of many of her albums, Norman Granz, visited Cole Porter at the Waldorf-Astoria and played him the entire album. Afterwards, Porter simply remarked: "God, what a wonderful diction this girl has." ...more

SINATRA, FRANK - A SWINGIN ' AFFAIR-1957-FIRST PRESS (MONO) USA-CAPITOL-W-803. Matrices A-D5#2/B-D1#3 SCRAPTON PRESSING.  A rare American original of the cult album. It is the twelfth studio album by Frank Sinatra. Sometimes it is mentioned as a continuation of Songs for swing fans . The album reached number 1 on the US and UK charts. ...more

SINATRA, FRANK-STRANGERS IN the NIGHT-1966-FIRST PRESS (MONO) USA-REPRISE-F1017. Rare American original of the cult album. At the 1967 Grammy awards, Sinatra won two Grammy awards for his efforts on this album, including Record of the year for the title track, and best male vocal performance for the same song. (In the same year, he won another Grammy award - "Album of the year for a man and his music"). Ernie Freeman's arrangement of the title track earned him a Grammy award for best arrangement accompanied by a vocalist or instrumentalist.this is the last album Sinatra performed with longtime arranger / conductor Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. "Strangers in the Night" went platinum for one million copies sold in the United States. ...more

GETZ, STAN-REFLECTIONS-1964-THE FIRST PRESS-UK-VERVE-VLP9069. Matrix A-1N/B-1N is a rare British original of the cult jazz album. Reflections is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz, released on the Verve label in 1964.  The Allmusic review by Pemberton Roach stated: "A bold and brilliant attempt by the artist to find pure music, blurring the boundaries between jazz and pop music" Rating the album 4 stars. ...more

DIZZY GILLESPIE-THE GREAT DIZZY GILLESPIE-1957-FIRST PRESS 1965 UK-SAGA-SOC996. A rare original of the cult album. Jazz trumpeter-virtuoso, vocalist, composer, arranger, leader of ensembles and orchestras, the founder of modern improvisational jazz together with Charlie Christian and Thelonious Monk make standards.  ...more

ASTRUD GILBERTO-BRAZILIAN MOOD-1972-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-METRO-2356113 A rare original of the mixed sessions of the 60s jazz singer. ASTRUD is from Brazil, born on March 30, 1940 in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. She became famous in the early 1960s thanks to the recording of the Bossa Nova hit "The Girl from Ipanema", who performed together with Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto (whom she was married to).  ...more

STANLEY TURRENTINE -HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAINE-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-FANTASY-F9496.  A rare original of the cult jazzman. This is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his third album recorded for the Fantasy label, with performances by Turrentine with Freddie Hubbard and an orchestra conducted by Gene Page This album unites trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, two very individual players who have always brought out the best in each other.  ...more

OSCAR PETERSON TRIO-THE TRIO-1974-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-PABLO-2310701. Rare original cult album. Trio is a live album by Oscar Peterson, Joe pass and Niels-Henning Oersted Pedersen, who was released in 1974. The album received a Grammy award for best jazz group in 1975. In his Allmusic review, critic Scott Yanov praised the game a pass and Pedersen, but wrote: "the reason to acquire this set is for the remarkable Oscar Peterson. The pianist brilliantly investigates several jazz styles...Peterson really flourished during his years with the label Pablo Norman Granz, and it was one of his best records of that period. ...more

YURI GRISHIN-ISLAND RECORDS 1962-1977 FAMOUS BRITISH COLLECTABLE RECORDS LABELS-2011-RUSSIA-ISBN978-5-9902473-1-4 A guide to the first editions of records released by Island Records from 1962 to 1977. Hardcover. It contains more than 500 color images. The language of the publication: Russian, English. Island Records 1962-1977 is a book about vinyl records released by the famous Island Records record company in the 60s and 70s of the last century. This reference book presents only the first editions, and the book itself can be useful for assessing the cost and rarity of records at exhibitions and in stores or as an informative home reading. The publication has a convenient format, is released in hardcover and contains more than 500 color images of the original labels. ...more

YURI GRISHIN-CHARISMA RECORDS 1969-1986 FAMOUS BRITISH COLLECTABLE RECORDS LABELS-2009-RUSSIA-ISBN978-5-903455-15-7 A guide to the first editions of records released by Charisma Records from 1969 to 1986.  It contains more than 1800 color images. The language of the publication: Russian, English. Charisma Records from 1969 to 1986 is a book about vinyl records released by the famous record company Charisma Records in the 60s - 70s-80s of the last century. This reference book presents only the first editions, and the book itself can be useful for assessing the cost and rarity of records at exhibitions and in stores or as an informative home reading.  ...more

YURI GRISHIN-VERTIGO RECORDS 1969-1980 FAMOUS BRITISH COLLECTABLE RECORDS LABELS-2009-RUSSIA-ISBN978-5-903455-26-3.A guide to the first editions of records released by Vertigo Records from 1969 to 1980.  It contains more than 1800 color images. The language of the publication: Russian, English. Vertigo Records from 1969 to 1980 is a book about vinyl records released by the famous record company Charisma Records in the 60s - 70s-80s of the last century. This reference book presents only the first editions, and the book itself can be useful for assessing the cost and rarity of records at exhibitions and in stores or as an informative home reading.  ...more